Gut microbiota and the immune system: An intimate partnership in health and disease

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 823-833

  Iebba, Valerio ^a   Nicoletti, M ^b   Schippa, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diseases; Immunology; Inflammation; Intestinal microbiology; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMBIONT; UPREGULATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOME;

EID: 84872909485     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201202500401     Document Type: Review

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